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Amazon Step Functions API Rules
Amazon Step Functions API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Amazon Step Functions.
24 Rules
error 10
warn 12
info 2
Rule Categories
error
get
info
no
openapi
operation
parameter
query
response
schema
security
servers
tags
Rules
warn
info-title-prefix
API title must start with "Amazon" or "AWS"
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
Info object must have a description
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info object must have a version
$.info
error
openapi-version
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
servers-required
Servers must be defined
$
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-summary-amazon-prefix
Operation summary must start with "Amazon" or "AWS"
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-id-pascal-case
OperationId must use PascalCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have tags
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
error
response-success-required
Every operation must have a 2xx or 200 response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses[*]
info
schema-description-on-objects
Object schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[?(@.type == 'object')]
warn
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes should be defined in components.
$.components
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings
$..description
warn
tags-title-case
Tags should use Title Case
$.tags[*].name
warn
servers-https-only
Server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
query-params-casing
Query parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
info
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
error-schema-defined
A shared error schema (SensitiveError) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas
Spectral Ruleset
# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling. Stamped 2026-08-18
# on the file's own generator header (roadmap#64). An unmarked file is
# NOT assumed to be ours -- absence of evidence was never stamped.
x-method: generated
# amazon-step-functions — Spectral ruleset (strengthened)
# Plain Spectral. Existing hand-authored rules preserved; measured rules added
# from this provider's own OpenAPI conventions by strengthen_ruleset.py,
# then self-validated against the spec.
#
# Provenance:
# - servers-https-only: 60% of servers already https (warn)
# - query-params-casing: camel @ 100% (n=10)
# - operationid-casing: pascal @ 77% (n=44)
# - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 99% (n=219)
# - schema-properties-casing: camel @ 62% (n=446)
# - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
# - error-schema-defined: SensitiveError
# - pagination params observed: ['maxResults', 'nextToken']
# - merge: kept 19 existing, added 6 measured, upgraded 0
# - added: servers-https-only, query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, security-schemes-defined, error-schema-defined
extends:
- spectral:oas
rules:
info-title-prefix:
description: API title must start with "Amazon" or "AWS"
severity: warn
given: $.info.title
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: '^(Amazon|AWS) '
info-description-required:
description: Info object must have a description
severity: error
given: $.info
then:
field: description
function: truthy
info-version-required:
description: Info object must have a version
severity: error
given: $.info
then:
field: version
function: truthy
openapi-version:
description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
severity: error
given: $
then:
field: openapi
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^3\.
servers-required:
description: Servers must be defined
severity: error
given: $
then:
field: servers
function: truthy
operation-summary-required:
description: Every operation must have a summary
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: summary
function: truthy
operation-summary-amazon-prefix:
description: Operation summary must start with "Amazon" or "AWS"
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: '^(Amazon|AWS) '
operation-description-required:
description: Every operation must have a description
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
operation-id-required:
description: Every operation must have an operationId
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: operationId
function: truthy
operation-id-pascal-case:
description: OperationId must use PascalCase
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
operation-tags-required:
description: Every operation must have tags
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
parameter-description-required:
description: Every parameter must have a description
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
response-success-required:
description: Every operation must have a 2xx or 200 response
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
anyOf:
- required:
- '200'
- required:
- '201'
- required:
- '204'
response-description-required:
description: Every response must have a description
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
schema-description-on-objects:
description: Object schemas should have descriptions
severity: info
given: $.components.schemas[?(@.type == 'object')]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
security-schemes-defined:
description: Security schemes should be defined in components.
severity: warn
given: $.components
then:
field: securitySchemes
function: truthy
get-no-request-body:
description: GET operations must not have a request body
severity: error
given: $.paths[*].get
then:
field: requestBody
function: falsy
no-empty-descriptions:
description: Descriptions must not be empty strings
severity: error
given: $..description
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: .+
tags-title-case:
description: Tags should use Title Case
severity: warn
given: $.tags[*].name
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9 ]+$
servers-https-only:
description: Server URLs must use HTTPS.
severity: warn
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^https://
query-params-casing:
description: Query parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
then:
field: name
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: camel
schema-names-casing:
description: Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas
then:
field: '@key'
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: pascal
schema-properties-casing:
description: Schema properties should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: info
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*$
error-schema-defined:
description: A shared error schema (SensitiveError) should be defined for error payloads.
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas
then:
field: SensitiveError
function: truthy
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